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Noun: maple family  'mey-pul 'fa-mu-lee
  1. A family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples
    "The maple family includes many important timber trees";
    - Aceraceae, family Aceraceae

Type of: dicot family, magnoliopsid family

Part of: order Sapindales, Sapindales

Encyclopedia: Maple family